Scope of functions
The state service bwCloud operates and develops an "Infrastructure-as-a-Service" environment for research and teaching in Baden-Württemberg:
- Flexible IT infrastructure optimized for research and teaching
- Provision of compute resources (virtual machines)
- Independent operation of virtual machines (self-service) in OpenStack environment
- Different flavors (number of available CPUs, RAM and storage)
- Easy registration and 100Gbit/s bandwidth through the state services bwIDM and BelWü
Frequently asked questions
To use bwCloud, you must register for the service and set a separate service password. Under the following link you will find instructions that describe registration and password assignment step by step .
Log in to the bw-Cloud portal with the following information:
User name:
ac******@uni-stuttgart.de (for employees)
st******@stud.uni-stuttgart.de (for students)
Password: Your separately set service password.
Students can receive increased quota within the framework of projects:
- Tell your supervisor about your needs
- Your supervisor opens a project with you
- The supervisor applies for extended quota
- Transfer your virtual resources to the project
- bwCloud allocates as much quota to the project as needed